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James Green celebrates after earning the final spot on the U.S. World Team on Saturday in Fargo. John Sachs photo. FARGO, N.D. – The man with the Twitter handle – @WhoIsJamesG – is starting to make a name for himself on the Senior level. James Green swept two straight matches from 2014 World Team member Nick Marable, 4-0 and 2-1, to win a Special wrestle-off and earn the final spot on the U.S. World Team. Green won the first match 4-0, scoring a pushout in the first period and earning a passivity point in the second. Green then shot in for a double-leg takedown with 14 seconds left to seal the freestyle win at 70 kg/154 lbs. In the second bout, Marable shot in on a leg attack and was behind Green in position to score a first-period takedown. But Green stepped over a Marable gut wrench attempt from the tripod position to score a takedown. Marable scored on a passivity point, but Green held him off to earn the 2-1 win to make the World Team. Green clapped his hands th

Time schedule Friday 24.07.2015 Till 12.00 Arrival of Teams Till 12.00 Final entries 48, 53, 55, 58, 60, 63, 69, 75kg 14.00-15.00 Medical control 48, 55, 60, 69kg 15.00-15.30 Weight in 48, 55, 60, 69kg 16.00-16.30 Opening ceremony Saturday 25.07.2015 9.45-10.00 Refeeres conference 10.00-14.00 Elimination rounds and repasages 48, 55, 60, 69kg 14.00-16.00 Dinner 14.00-15.00 Medical control 53, 58, 63, 75kg 15.00-15.30 Weight in 53, 58, 63, 75kg 16.30-19.00 Elimination rounds and repasages 48, 55, 60, 69kg 19.00-21.30 Finals and bronze medals fights 48, 55, 60, 69kg Sunday 26.07.2015 9.45-10.00 Refeeres conference 10.00-14.00 Elimination rounds and repasages 53, 58, 63, 75kg 14.00-16.00 Dinner 16.00-19.00 Elimination rounds and repasages 53, 58, 63, 75kg 19.00-21.30 Finals and bronze medals fights 53, 58, 63, 75kg Monday 27.07.2015 After breakfast Departure of Teams

CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (July 9) – World silver medalist Evgeni SALEEV (RUS) and two-time junior world champion David CHAKVETADZE (RUS) upended top-ranked wrestlers at the European Games and claimed the No.1 positions in the United World Wrestling rankings for Greco-Roman. Second-ranked Saleev reversed a World Cup loss to No.1 Rafik HUSEYNOV (AZE) in the gold medal final at Heydar Aliev Arena in Baku to move ahead of the hometown hero at 80kg. Chakvetadze, meanwhile, hammered out a win over defending European champion Zhan BELENYUK (UKR) at 85kg to leap from No.10 to the top of the heap ahead of Belenyuk and reigning world champion Melonin NOUMONVI (FRA), who grabbed a bronze medal at 98kg. Meanwhile, in addition to the two new No.1’s, Rasul CHUNAYEV (AZE) overcame a slow start with Europe’s under-23 champion Daniel CATARAGA (MDA) to notch four wins for the Games’ crown and hold onto the No.1 ranking he earned in March following Azerbaijan’s World Cup triumph. Elvin MURSALIE

CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (July 7) – Peru’s Abel HERRARA and Brazil’s Juan BITTENCOURT have been suspended from all United World Wrestling competitions for four years following their positive test results at the Pan American Championships in Santiago, Chile which came back positive for anabolic steroids in both their “A” and “B” samples. Herrera, who failed his “A” sample for norandrosterone and noretiocholanolone was informed by United World Wrestling that “B” sample has come back positive and per United World Wrestling’s anti-doping rules, Herrara must return his silver medal to United World Wrestling and will be suspended from competition for four years: 29 May 2015 until 28 May 2019. As a result of the positive test Herrara’s silver medal points are removed from 2015 Pan American Championship results table. Bittencourt also failed his “A” and “B” samples, testing positive for Metabolites of drostanolone and must return his bronze medal. He will be suspended from competition